Six whales have died and another is ‘likely’ to perish in what is being described as the largest live stranding of the animals in Ireland’s history. The seven northern bottlenose dolphins were spotted stranded on a beach in Rossnowlagh, County Donegal, on the north west coast of Ireland, earlier today. Conservationists rushed to the beach in … Read more
Ireland has reported 200 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, the highest daily rise since the start of May. The latest increase in infection numbers, described by the chief medical officer as ‘deeply concerning’, came on a day when the chairman of tourism promotion body Failte Ireland resigned after holidaying in Italy. Former Ryanair … Read more
Ireland’s ancient kings married their sisters and fathered inbred children to maintain dynastic bloodlines, 5,000-year-old genomes found in Newgrange tomb revealed. Experts from Trinity College Dublin came to this conclusion after studying the DNA of a man who was buried in the famous passage tomb in Ireland’s County Meath. The individual appears to have been the … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Yew Grove cashing in on Ireland’s booming medical technology sector By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:26 BST, 18 April 2020 Medical technology is big business. Annual sales topped £350 billion even before the coronavirus pandemic, and Ireland is one of the foremost … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Ireland’s coronavirus death toll has jumped by nearly a third in one day with ten further fatalities bringing the total to 46. There are now 2,615 confirmed cases in the country after a daily increase of 200. Eight of the latest victims were male, two were female. Six of the deaths occurred in the east … Read more
Artist installs 1,000 lights across Ireland’s Connemara mountains to transform the landmark into a sea of colour ahead of St Patrick’s Day Finnish artist Kari Kola lights up night sky in what is being dubbed the ‘world’s largest’ outdoor light artwork His work of 1,000 lights beamed on to Connemara mountains next to glacial lakes … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has spoken about the ‘troubled past’ between Britain and Ireland in a keynote speech while on his tour of the country. William and Kate are making their first official visit to Ireland with a three-day trip, which began yesterday and will take them from Dublin to Galway. Tonight, William has highlighted … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy is called OFF as Irish government take decision in a bid to minimise spread of coronavirus after it sweeps across opponent’s homeland Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy has been postponed, it has been confirmed Irish government’s public health emergency team said it should not be played … Read more
Coronavirus chaos: Ireland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in doubt with the Tokyo Olympics and Cheltenham Festival at risk too in light of epidemic described as ‘the new war’ Coronavirus outbreak is threatening the postponement of major sport events Ireland are due to play Italy in the Six Nations on March 7 at the Aviva … Read more